Maine news from Ellsworth, Bucksport, Gouldsboro, Blue Hill, Sullivan, Surry, Hancock, Deer Isle, Stonington, Orland and throughout Hancock County.
The following were arrested or booked into Hancock County Jail between Sept. 6 and 12: Liam S. King, 26, Bar Harbor, 30 days for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant. Anthony R. Acampora, 36, Gouldsboro, 21 days for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. Austin J. Kleffman, 31, Trenton, 14 …
TRENTON — Some residents and town officials here think the town is spending more on education than it needs to, and they are looking for ways to reduce the cost, including, perhaps, withdrawing from the Mount Desert Island Regional School System, or AOS 91. (In Maine Department of Education parlance, AOS stands for alternative organization …
CALAIS — Calais Regional Hospital will remain open despite having filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sept. 17. “Filing for Chapter 11 protection during debt reorganization enables the hospital to continue providing high-quality health care in local communities and to keep jobs in the region,” according to a hospital statement. “Chapter 11 is also a …
ELLSWORTH — An Ellsworth woman was one of two people who died in a crash involving a single pickup truck on Interstate 95 in Howland Monday, Maine State Police spokesman Steve McCausland said. Jacqueline Gordon was 66. Also deceased is the driver, Michael Dentico, 63, of Arundel, McCausland said. Dentico died at the scene. A …
ELLSWORTH — If you’ve been anywhere near the city of Ellsworth in the past 50 years, you probably know Gary Fortier (and his signature tie pins). From the high school theater to the Fire Department, Fortier has been there: repairing electrical systems at Demeyer Field, responding as a firefighter to fires and as an emergency …
BLUE HILL — The Board of Selectmen Sept. 11 voted unanimously to hire Blue Hill resident Shawna Ambrose to serve as town administrator. Ambrose has been Blue Hill’s deputy town clerk for the past year. “When this position came up I thought I should apply,” Ambrose said. “I’m invested in the town. My family’s here. …
ELLSWORTH — The number of rental properties in Bar Harbor and Ellsworth listed on home sharing site Airbnb grew this year compared to last, according to data obtained this week by The Ellsworth American. But while there were more properties for renters to choose from, the overall number of visitors either fell (as in Ellsworth) …
ELLSWORTH — Trade wars can make for strange bedfellows, but few pairings would seem stranger than Maine’s lobster industry and Food Export USA-Northeast, a nonprofit group that works with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and nine other state agriculture departments throughout the Northeast to promote the export of “food and agricultural products” …
ELLSWORTH — The Maine State Police arrested one allegedly impaired motorist over the weekend. Trooper Caleb McGary charged Jeffrey Ashey, 52, of Orland with one count of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant after responding to a traffic complaint in Castine Sunday. Trooper Owen Reed assisted. More arrests McGary arrested …
ELLSWORTH — Ambulances will be housed in the Fire Department for at least the next few years. That’s the word after the City Council approved an extension to the agreement with Bangor-based ambulance company Northern Light Medical Transport (NLMT). The agreement is valid for the next three years, with annual reviews and auto rollover “if …
ELLSWORTH — Demolition began on the former home of First National Bank’s Ellsworth branch this week. The bank moved to a brand new building on Beechland Road this spring after spending decades on High Street. Mall spokesman Dan MacIntyre said Convenient MD, a stand-alone urgent care clinic that has locations from Rhode Island to Maine, …
GOULDSBORO — A 38-year-old Gouldsboro man sought treatment for minor injuries resulting from an all-terrain vehicle crash Aug. 28 on Route 1 near Guzzle Road. Police said Russell Stanley, 38, initially refused transport to the hospital but went later on his own. Stanley was operating the ATV on the roadway between trail heads and, as …
